SOUTHERN AFRICA · RESOURCES

Zimbabwe: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Zimbabwe is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
203
118 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
3
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
1.7 GW
2 plants
Clean share of electricity
57%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Lithium critical20,000 t Li content9.0%41.4%
Platinum-group metals critical15,200 kg7.0%4No data
Chromium critical1,600 kt3.2%6No data

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Chromium62
Gold61
Copper49
Nickel30
Silver18
Cobalt16
Platinum-group metals16
Iron ore9
Lithium7
Tin7
Phosphate5
Graphite3
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Arcturus/Mazase/Munel/Inya MineSilver, Gold, CopperOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bee MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
BikitaLithium, TinOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Blanket MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Caesar MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Cambrai MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
DalnyGold, Copper, TungstenOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Divide MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
DorowaPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Dorowa MinePhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Freda/Rebecca MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Glenapp MineChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Coal920 MW
Hydro750 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Hwange Coal Power Plant ZimbabweCoal920 MWNot stated
Kariba Dam South Hydroelectric Power Station ZimbabweHydro750 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.3%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
4.2%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
2.9%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
33.8%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.